Sprinkler.



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SPRINKLER'. i APPLICATION F11EnocT.1s, 1914.

Ptentd May 11, 1915.

WITNESS/5S 'WILLIAM s; Tmswnnr., or LANSING, monteren.

SPRINKLER.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. TIDSWELL,

a 'citizen of the United States of America, residing at Lansing, inthecounty 'of InghamV and State of Michigamhave invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sprinklers,

.of which the following is a specification, referencezbeing hadthereinto the accompanylng drawings. A p

My invention relates to sprlnklers and has among. the objects thereoftoprovide'a con- `jects thereof to provide a device that may be easily andcheaply manufactured.

Other objects of the invention will more fullyhereinafter appear.

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The invention resides in the peculiar construction,v arrangement andcombination of parts as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure' 1 is a perspective view `ofthe device embodyingthe invention;

Fig.' 2l is a longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3' is a section on theline of Flg. 2; and Fig. 4 illustrates a modication.

My improved sprinkler comprises sides Al and B and a bottom C, the sidesand bottom preferably being flat and formed from a single piece ofmetal.` The upper 'edges of the sides are substantially semicircular inshape, as indicated in Fig. 2, and secured 'to thel upper edges ofthesides is a Hat strip D provided with a plurality of perforations. Thisstrip closes the upper-edges of the sides and has its ends secured tothe ends of the Preferably there are two rows of perforations E and l",the rows being arranged adjacent the sides v and-B ,while 'the membersof one row are arranged in staggered relation to the members vof theSpecification of Letters latent. i

Patented May il, MM5.

vApplicatie;mea oetpbez 16,1914. seriainaseaeaa other row, whichwill bereadily apparent upon reference to Fig. l. The perfcrations -arecomparatively small, preferably being about l/ 100 of an inch in sizeand therefore the water discharged from the apertures or perforations'isin the form of a fine spray,

while by staggering the perforations one row 1n' relation to those ofanother, it is foundthat the stream discharged from the sprinkler notonly is in the form of a mist or very fine spray but also iscomparatively uniform.

Secured to one of the sides as A is a coupling G for engaging a hose orythe like.

If desired a defiector may be 'employedwhich .extend-s upwardly` .fromtheI bottom at an' angle' to the walls A and B, which will;` tend tobreak the force of the water entering the sprinkler. i i

Because of the shape of the sprinkler the stream discharged therefromwill he restricted in area, which allows the sprinkler not only to beSet close to sidewalks'or the like but also permits the sprinkler to be-attached to a spray-pole for spraying trees bushes or thelike. a

Myimproved constructionof sprinkler is one which not only is verydesirablel since' it throws a very fine spray, but also the lsprinkleris simple in. construction and may be easily and cheaply manufactured.

What l claim as my invention is A sprinkler, .comprising a comparativelyfiat base and upwardly-extending sides having similarly arched upperedges, of a perforated strip secured to said edges forming 4thesprinkler top, a coupling connected to one of thev sides, and a deiectorwithin the sprinkler extending upwardly from the base at anv angle tothe side walls.

ln testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of twolwitnesses.

p v WILLIAM S. TIDSWELL.

Witnesses:

ASA J. MORRIS, JENNIE F. MORRIS.

